Ghana’s Marietta Brew Appiah-Oppong made ICC member
Former Attorney-General, Marietta Brew Appiah-Oppong, has been
appointed a member of the International Court of Arbitration (ICC).
According to a letter signed by ICC President, Alexis Mourre, Mrs
Appiah-Oppong’s appointment takes effect from July 1, 2018, to June 30,
2021.
The letter announcing the prestigious three-year appointment, and
published in full below, states: “the inauguration of this revitalised
and fully gender-balanced Court opens a promising new chapter in the
Court’s history with its largest, most regionally and generationally
diverse network of members to date.”
Appiah-Oppong is a distinguished Ghanaian legal practitioner and the
former Attorney General of Ghana and Minister for Justice of Ghana.
Former president John Mahama appointed Appiah-Oppong in 2013. She is
the second woman to hold this office in the country, the first being
Mrs. Betty Mould-Iddrisu.
Her tenure as Attorney General of Ghana ended on 6 January 2017.
Below is the appointment letter:
Dear colleague,
Paris, 27 June 2018
I am writing to congratulate you upon your appointment as a member of
the International Court of Arbitration following the ICC World Council
meeting which took place in Paris on 21 June 2018.
I am delighted that you have agreed to serve as part of the 1 July
2018 – 30 June 2021 term of office; the inauguration of this revitalized
and fully gender-balanced Court opens a promising new chapter in the
Court’s history with its largest, most regionally and generationally
diverse network of members to date.
In line with the Court’s decision not to permit members to serve for
more than two consecutive full terms, close to half of the Court members
are new entrants. The new Court is a unique group of outstanding
professionals, and it will be a privilege and an honour for me to work
with all of you over the next three years. We look to our renewed
members to carry forward the Court’s unparalleled institutional
knowledge and experience from the current term of office, as well as
counting on incoming members to bring fresh enthusiasm and a broad range
of new perspectives to the essential work of the Court.
The Court must continue on the path set by its outgoing members, to
whom the Court is indebted for their invaluable expertise and input
throughout the years, and continue striving to offer global excellence
to users worldwide, in particular with respect to the Court’s signature
service of award scrutiny. You will have ample opportunity throughout
this term of office to contribute first-hand to this unique service by
participating in the sessions of the Court and I look forward to
counting on your active engagement in this regard. The Court’s success
rests on the immense dedication of its members and I am confident that
the Court will continue to provide users with a service of the highest
quality, helping to secure ICC’s position as the parties’ preferred
institution in every continent.
The ICC International Court of Arbitration is a unique organisation.
It is, in fact, the only truly global arbitral institution,
administering arbitrations from its offices located in Paris, Hong Kong,
New York, Sao Paolo and Singapore, with a Secretariat able to work in
more than 20 different languages and Court members from over 110
different countries.
Before the next term begins, I would like to draw your attention to a
change in ICC’s practice with regard to reimbursements for Court
members. Up to and including the current term, reimbursements were made
biannually to Court members. Please note that as of 1 July 2018
reimbursements will be discontinued due to internal operational reasons.
Court members remain responsible for making their own travel
arrangements and any related expenses are not defrayed by ICC. A list of
hotels with which ICC has negotiated rates for its members is attached
for your reference. We do not offer video link participation for plenary
sessions, however, remote participation can be arranged for the weekly
and special committee meetings of the Court, meaning that members need
not systematically travel to Paris in order to be active in the role.
Similarly, you are welcome to participate from the Hong Kong, New York,
Sao Paolo and Singapore offices whenever convenient.
I attach the 2018 and 2019 Court schedules for your perusal and
encourage you to attend regularly. In particular, I draw your attention
to the importance of the Working Session which sees the full Court
united in Paris once annually. Please mark your diaries as the Working
Session provides a unique opportunity for the Court as a whole to
discuss matters of ICC Court practice and policy.
In order to schedule your participation in any sessions of the Court,
you are invited to contact Francesca Hill Caucat who will be delighted
to provide you with all necessary information in relation to the
organisational side of your new role and answer any questions you may
have in this regard.
If you have not already done so, please verify that you have
completed the administrative formalities requested at the stage of your
nomination, in particular ensuring that your curriculum vitae and a
signed copy of the non-disclosure agreement have been returned to the
Secretariat before 1 July 2018.
I look forward to a fruitful collaboration in the coming three-year
term and trust that you will make the most of this opportunity both to
represent your region at ICC and also to promote ICC in your region.
Yours sincerely,
Alexis Mourre
President, ICC International Court of Arbitration
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